Childminder Terms & Conditions

These Childminder’s Terms and Conditions are designed for use by childminders providing their services to domestic clients (i.e. consumers) generally on a self-employed or small business basis. These terms of business can be provided to a client as a stand-alone document or included in a document such as a quotation or displayed on a website. A form of "Service Agreement" is also included that can be used as the “Agreement” referred to in this document. The “Agreement” is the agreement in writing that incorporates these terms of business and constitutes the legally binding contract for the childminding services. Alternatively childminders can use their own form of agreement. 

This document includes a simple cross-reference to a Privacy Policy. A range of Privacy Policy templates is available in our UK GDPR and Data Protection group.

This template is compliant with the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The language and presentation are designed to be “consumer-friendly” and the document should make sense to an average client who has no specialist business or legal knowledge.

The document also complies with the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. In particular:

- Clients entering into contracts “off the premises” of the “trader” (here, the childminder) are given a 14 day cooling-off period. This means they can change their mind for any reason after entering into an agreement for childminding services, subject to limited exceptions. Work can however commence within the cooling-off period so long as the client expressly agrees to this.

- The client is given a clear and concise summary of the pre-contract information they are entitled to receive.

It is important for childminders to be aware of their obligations and the rights of their clients under consumer protection laws. This template has been drafted with these laws in mind. Take care when amending the template to remain compliant with the legislation and, in particular, make sure you do not include any terms that may be deemed “unfair”.

Optional phrases / clauses are enclosed in square brackets. These should be read carefully and selected so as to be compatible with one another. Unused options should be removed from the document.

These Childminder’s Terms and Conditions contain the following clauses:

1. Definitions and Interpretation 
2. Information about Us 
3. Communication and Contact Details 
4. Applications 
5. Retainer Fee 
6. Fees and Payment 
7. Childminding Services 
8. Your Obligations 
9. Complaints and Feedback 
10. Cancellation of Agreement During the Cooling Off Period 
11. Termination 
12. Effects of Termination 
13. Events Outside of Our Control (Force Majeure) 
14. Liability 
15. How We Use Your Personal Information (Data Protection) 
16. Other Important Terms 
17. Law and Jurisdiction

And the following Schedules:

1. Childminding Service Agreement 
2. Model Cancellation Form

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